Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An establishment for special instruction, particularly in music and theatrical declamation and training.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A public place of instruction in any special branch, esp. music and the arts. [See
conservatory , 3].
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music A
music academy , music school, school of music, music conservatory, conservatory of music.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
Etymologies
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Examples
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Come with me and sing a chorus with the crowd in the "conservatoire" of the Boulevard
Europe After 8:15 George Jean Nathan 1920
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Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres's website: "Ainsi, peut-on considérer à juste titre l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres tout à la fois comme un 'conservatoire' (c'est-à-dire un lieu où l'on 'sauve' et où l'on maintient vivante la mémoire humaine) mais aussi un 'laboratoire'
Blogbot - forsiden 2010
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I've released a lot of club music and remixes, but at the same time I spent four years attending some electro-acoustic classes at a conservatoire in Paris.
Nicole Garton: Ingenue Interview -- Chloe: Chasser Croiser/The Surreal and Its Echo Nicole Garton 2011
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At the same time he got "hooked" on Bach's keyboard music, which formed the foundation of his conservatoire training.
Improvised Variations Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim 2011
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I've released a lot of club music and remixes, but at the same time I spent four years attending some electro-acoustic classes at a conservatoire in Paris.
Nicole Garton: Ingenue Interview -- Chloe: Chasser Croiser/The Surreal and Its Echo Nicole Garton 2011
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McPherson is head of composition at the conservatoire.
LPO/Jurowski; Betrothal in a Monastery; Psappha ensemble; SCO/Ticciati – review 2012
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Since his talents broke out of the conservatoire in the mid-noughties, British pianist Gwilym Simcock started insisting that composition was by no means a second string to the keyboard virtuosity that attracted plaudits from jazz stars as big as Chick Corea and Lee Konitz.
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I've released a lot of club music and remixes, but at the same time I spent four years attending some electro-acoustic classes at a conservatoire in Paris.
Nicole Garton: Ingenue Interview -- Chloe: Chasser Croiser/The Surreal and Its Echo Nicole Garton 2011
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Surprise guests are promised in an event that reminds of the importance of a conservatoire training and why investing in artists pays dividends.
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Although he had received no formal conservatoire training, he was rapidly acquiring a reputation for excellence.
Maurice Murphy obituary Barry Millington 2010
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